Argentina vs Australia: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Argentina
6.42 million
in 2024
Australia
5.95 million
in 2024
Argentina rank
21st
Australia rank
24th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Argentina
  • Australia
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 6.42 million against 5.95 million in Australia, a difference of 468,640.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Argentina ranks 21st and Australia ranks 24th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Australia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Australia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.01 million 1.79 million 778,657 Australia
1970s 1.50 million 3.33 million 1.83 million Australia
1980s 2.61 million 6.06 million 3.45 million Australia
1990s 5.18 million 8.82 million 3.64 million Australia
2000s 8.90 million 10.12 million 1.22 million Australia
2010s 9.61 million 9.10 million 503,143 Argentina
2020s 7.10 million 6.20 million 894,218 Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Argentina or Australia?
Argentina, at 6.42 million against 5.95 million in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Argentina and Australia?
468,640, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Australia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Australia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Argentina ranks 21st and Australia ranks 24th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 14,489 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.